Getting the Message: Communication Systems and Their Applications in Technologies

They need resources to enhance their own understandings as well as age-appropriate instructional strategies to support student learning. The teachers and engineers at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center have been developing STEM course material and teacher resources since the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Standards began. The results of this work have energized and inspired teachers and students alike. Our innovative lessons, designed around highly-engaging activities, were developed through a partnership of engineers and teachers. This professional development program has been designed with the same collaborative approach.

Goals/Objectives

Through practice, discussion and exploration of the CMMC Museum’s historical artifacts and displays, teachers will become more attuned to the intricacies of a wide variety of communication systems. Participants will:

• Refine understanding of the parts of communication systems.

• Apply understandings to dozens of authentic communication systems, past and present, on display in the museum,